Verbesserung

improvement

noun fer-BES-er-ung Less Common

Origin: from verbessern, 'to improve'

Also means

correction

Usage Note

Verbesserung means both 'improvement' in general and a teacher's 'correction' on a paper. The Ver- prefix on besser ('better') turns it into the act of making something better; the plural Verbesserungen often appears in feedback and software changelogs.

Examples

"Wir sehen eine deutliche Verbesserung."

Natural Translation

We see a clear improvement.

Literal Translation

We see a clear improvement.

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